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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Random Vintage Brave #2

Off day. No game today as we bask in the glow of a Cubbie asswhoopin. Here's a vintage classic to get me through the night without a game to watch.

Hmmm... Boston Brave, awkward photo crop, batting stance that looks like the player is fending off zombies instead of curveballs. Who is this chap? Why, this is one of the greatest cards in the hobby...

Jack "Sour Mash" Daniels rookie card! Jack only had one year in the bigs and the stats on the back of this card are the career totals. But come on, it's Jack Daniels. Everyone wants a Jack Daniels rookie card. This one, massive crease and all, is tucked away safely in my Vintage Braves binder so find your own. The line mentioning how drawing bases on balls is as important as whacking homers is also very intriguing. Is this an early example of people starting to realise the value of on base percentage? Or is it a Bowman copywriter's desperate attempt to find something good to say about a fourth outfielder who hit .187? The world may never know...

Dayf the Blogger has a Posse

My original crappy neglected blog what I'm trying to resurrect this year

Note on the Blogroll

If you have a blog, and it ain't on here, LET ME KNOW! There are a lot of good blogs I'm missing out on. I'm also very forgetful and sometimes forget to put it on the list even if I do find a good one. If your blog is about cards or trading or sports in general I'll fit it in, but don't try to sneak your blog about politics or cats or crop rotation in the 14th century on here.